To convert points to yards, multiply by 0.0003858024691. That factor is the whole relationship: both units measure length, so the conversion is a proportion with no offset and no substance-specific constant.
Three feet, exactly 0.9144 metres, best known from American football and fabric retail. The DTP point: exactly 1/72 inch, the unit type size is set in.
The mil and the millimetre are not the same thing and are out by a factor of about forty. A mil is one thousandth of an inch — 0.0254 mm — and a spec sheet that quotes film thickness in mils means the small unit. British drawings write the same size as "thou". The tables underneath give both a plain step-by-step lookup and a list of real quantities expressed in yards, so you can sanity-check whether your answer is a plausible size.
The formula
points- The amount you are converting, in points
0.000385802469136- The exact number of yards in one point
yards- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in points.
- It is multiplied by 0.000385802469136, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in yards, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
A door height: 5760 pt in yards
A door height comes to about 5760 pt. Multiplying by the factor: 5760 × 0.000385802 = 2.22222 yd. Dividing the answer back by 0.000385802 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
An Olympic pool: 1.42e+05 pt in yards
An Olympic pool comes to about 1.42e+05 pt. Multiplying by the factor: 1.42e+05 × 0.000385802 = 54.784 yd. Dividing the answer back by 0.000385802 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many yards are in one point?
Exactly 0.000385802469136. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert points to yards?
yards = points × 0.000385802469136. Reversed, points = yards ÷ 0.000385802469136, which is the same as multiplying by 2592.
Which is the bigger unit, the point or the yard?
The yard. One point is only 0.000385802 of a yard, so it takes 2592 points to make one yard.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure length. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a point?
The DTP point: exactly 1/72 inch, the unit type size is set in.
What is a yard?
Three feet, exactly 0.9144 metres, best known from American football and fabric retail.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Is there a quick way to do pt to yd in my head?
Plenty of people do this in their head: divide by 2600 instead of using the exact factor 0.0003858024691. At 100 that shortcut gives 0.038461538 yards, off by 0.0001187 yards or about 0.31%. Fine for a rough estimate, not fine for anything you are cutting to size or dosing.
Points to yards reference tables
| Points | Yards |
|---|---|
| 0.5 pt | 0.000192901 yd |
| 1 pt | 0.000385802 yd |
| 2 pt | 0.000771605 yd |
| 3 pt | 0.00115741 yd |
| 5 pt | 0.00192901 yd |
| 10 pt | 0.00385802 yd |
| 20 pt | 0.00771605 yd |
| 25 pt | 0.00964506 yd |
| 50 pt | 0.0192901 yd |
| 75 pt | 0.0289352 yd |
| 100 pt | 0.0385802 yd |
| 250 pt | 0.0964506 yd |
| 500 pt | 0.192901 yd |
| 1000 pt | 0.385802 yd |
| 5000 pt | 1.92901 yd |
Exact factor: 1 point = 0.000385802469136 yards.
| Quantity | pt | yd |
|---|---|---|
| A credit card’s long edge | 242.6 pt | 0.09361 yd |
| A door height | 5760 pt | 2.222 yd |
| An Olympic pool | 1.417e+05 pt | 54.68 yd |
| The Eiffel Tower | 9.354e+05 pt | 360.9 yd |
| A marathon | 1.196e+08 pt | 4.615e+04 yd |
| Earth’s diameter | 3.612e+10 pt | 1.393e+07 yd |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.